Soap World #269

B&B’s Steffy returns * Following her brief stint on The Bold and the Beautiful as Steffy Forrester earlier this year, JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD has announced that she is returning to the soap on a permanent basis. With the actress now under contract with the show, Steffy is set to be back on screens in the US in May and in August in Australia. Hinting of what’s in store for Steffy, MacInnes Wood says, “Steffy will always have her feelings for Liam, but now she’s coming back to fight on a much bigger scale. And it’s going to be bloody!” FINAL THREE The three actors competing for the three-month role of Flynn, the “handsome, rugged Australian doctor” who’s set to arrive in Days of Our Lives Salem later this year are…

Despite putting on an award-winning performance in front of his Forrester Creations employees to impress and fool Eric (John McCook) into letting him stay as CEO, Rick has quickly reverted to his reign of terror now that his father has stepped out of the picture again. As always, it’s the usual suspects who find themselves firmly in Rick’s firing line when he yells at Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Caroline (Linsey Godfrey) over a trivial problem with her new collection. However, it’s Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) who cops the real tongue-lashing as Rick (Jacob Young) criticises her jewellery designs and demands she refocus her energies on creating only pieces that look good on lead model Maya (Karla Mosley). Jaws hit the floor when he extends the edict to Ridge and Caroline to…

It takes a lot of work to keep Quinn Fuller happy and, more importantly, sane, but Deacon thinks he’s finally cracked the code as he witnesses Quinn’s exhilaration over accepting his marriage proposal. That is until he receives another call from alcoholic Brooke who’s in need of some support. Placating Quinn (Rena Sofer) by stating that he’s helping a male friend kick the bottle, Deacon (Sean Kanan) is soon at Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) side, soothing her heartache in the all-too-real reality of Katie (Heather Tom) and Bill’s (Don Diamont) marital bliss. As Deacon gets rid of Brooke’s stash of alcohol, Quinn focuses on her wedding plans as she gushes over choosing the perfect wedding gown, contentedly brushing aside Wyatt’s (Darin Brooks) concerns about his mother rushing into marriage with…

On the surface, Leah appears to have physically recovered well from the injuries she sustained in the bus crash which left her comatose for many weeks. But since returning to the Bay, she’s been plagued with bouts of erratic behaviour and mood swings that are not only beginning to worry her, but her loved ones too. When a pressured Zac (Charlie Clausen) finally gathers enough courage to tell Leah (Ada Nicodemou) that he was considering leaving their relationship just before she emerged from the coma, Leah is overwhelmed by the thoughts of his near-abandonment and, to Zac’s shock, orders him to pack his bags and get out of her life! While Irene (Lynne McGranger) desperately gives Leah some insight into how tough it was for Zac and VJ (Matthew Little),…

Despite everyone’s warnings not to get involved in Brax’s jailhouse war with the dangerous Gunno, Kyle has become entangled with Gunno’s drug-running business and is acting as his courier. Although Kyle (Nic Westaway) has successfully completed one job, his next mission is ruined when a frantic Ash (George Mason) intervenes and scares off the drug mule. In doing so, the thug shoves Kyle down an embankment and he’s knocked unconscious! When Kyle revives and refuses hospital treatment, Ash gets Nate (Kyle Pryor) to tend his wounds, but this does nothing to quell his anger at Ash for screwing up his plans. The two guys are soon brawling and when word is received that Brax (Steve Peacocke) has sorted the situation and wants Kyle to back off, he retreats. Quickly distracted…

It’s New Year’s Eve in 1969, with just hours to go until a new decade dawns. But while Shirley, Martha and Annie are surrounded by revellers as they enjoy the bright lights of the Cross in inner Sydney, Joan is hard at work in her new position. Now a qualified doctor at Kings Cross general hospital and a junior resident, Joan (Jessica Marais) is quickly encountering the stresses of her profession as she strives to prove her worth as a female medico among her male colleagues. While Joan is momentarily thrown off-balance by the unexpected return of her scandalous ex-lover, Dr Patrick McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia), it’s the arrival of a pregnant girl who’s got a dark secret that has an even greater impact on Joan’s life, especially when a devastating…